Legendary Broadcaster Pat Summerall Passes at 82 (VIDEO)

Legendary broadcaster Pat Summerall passed away in Austin, Texas on Tuesday afternoon of cardiac arrest.  He was 82 years old at the time of his passing.

Although his career spanned decades and a number of coworkers, you could not say the name Pat Summerall without mentioning the name of former Raiders coach turned broadcaster John Madden. From the biggest games of the season to the popular video game franchise that bears Madden's name, it was impossible to escape the duo.

The relationship between the pair began in 1979 when Summerall and Madden broadcasted the November 25th meeting between the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The duo then continued their tenure together with CBS in 1981.

With nearly 13 years of experience together, the pair's notoriety began to take off in 1994 when Fox announced the two as their lead announcing team.  Their time with Fox lasted for eight seasons with the final call between the two coming in 2002 when the New England Patriots defeated the St. Louis Rams 20-17 on a last second field goal by Adam Vinatieri.

Together the duo called Super Bowls XVI, XVIII, XXI, XXIV, and XXVI, XXXI, XXXIII, and XXXVI.

After retiring from broadcasting full time in 2002, Summerall made numerous appearances back behind the microphone with fill-in work on NFL games during 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2007.  He also served as the play-by-play voice for the Cotton Bowl Classic from 2007 until 2010.

Prior to his broadcasting career Summerall played 10 seasons in the National Football League accumulating 100 made field goals and 257 point after attempts, debuting with the Detroit Lions in 1952.

His final Super Bowl call with Madden in 2002 can be seen below